1992    

CA City class

CA Annapolis class

Frigate

ships



  • Frigate City class
  • Frigate City class



Also known as the Halifax class, this Multirole patrol frigates replaced the 1960s class destroyers. They are the work horses of the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) since 1992. Refit between 2014 and 2018 to let them serve until 2030s



  Specifications


225crew
4770full load (tn)
134length (m)
16.40beam (m)
4.90draught (m)
9500range (nm)
29max speed (knots)

1Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick
2Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
2Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

2Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon
16Missile Launcher Sea Sparrow VLS

1Naval Gun single 57 mm
1Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Sea Giraffe

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
CA CAF Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King 11
CA CAF Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone 11









  Shipyards


CA Davie Shipbuilding - 3
CA Saint John Shipbuilding - 1nm E of Saint John9



  List of Ships


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1992--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 330HMCS HalifaxCGAP
1993--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 331HMCS Vancouver CGAR - VR
1993--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 333HMCS TorontoCGAD
1993--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 334HMCS ReginaCGAE
1994--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 332HMCS Ville de QuebecCGAC - VC
1994--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 336HMCS Montreal CGAG
1994--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 337HMCS FrederictonCGAN
1995--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 335HMCS Calgary CGAF
1995--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 339HMCS CharlottetownCGAJ
1996--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 338HMCS Winnipeg CGAI - WG
1996--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 340HMCS St. John sCGAK
1996--CACanadian Armed ForcesFFH 341HMCS OttawaCGAL

12 units



  Events


1987-mar-19Laid downLaid down CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax
1988-apr-30LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax
1988-may-19Laid downLaid down CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver
1988-dec-16Laid downLaid down CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec
1989-apr-22Laid downLaid down CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto
1989-jul-08LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver
1989-oct-06Laid downLaid down CA FFH 334 HMCS Regina
1990-dec-18LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto
1991-feb-08Laid downLaid down CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal
1991-may-16LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec
1991-jun-15Laid downLaid down CA FFH 335 HMCS Calgary
1992-jan-25LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 334 HMCS Regina
1992-feb-28LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal
1992-apr-25Laid downLaid down CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton
1992-jun-29CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax
1992-aug-28LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 335 HMCS Calgary
1993-mar-20Laid downLaid down CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg
1993-jun-26LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton
1993-jul-29CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto
1993-aug-23CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver
1993-dec-18Laid downLaid down CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown
1993-dec-29CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 334 HMCS Regina
1994-aprDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL) in deployment to former Yugoslavia, until Aug 1994
1994-jun-25LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg
1994-jul-14CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec
1994-jul-21CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal
1994-aug-24Laid downLaid down CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s
1994-sep-10CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton
1994-oct-01LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown
1995-apr-29Laid downLaid down CA FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa
1995-may-12CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 335 HMCS Calgary
1995-jun-23CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg at Esquimalt, BC.
1995-aug-26LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s
1995-sep-09CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown
1996-jan-01AircraftAircraft CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg first air detachment embarked
1996-marDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax returned to former Yugoslavia as part of SNFL, until May 1996
1996-may-31LaunchedLaunched CA FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa
1996-jun-26CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s
1996-sep-28CommissionedCommissioned CA FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa
1997-febDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg part of STANAVFORLANT until Jul.
1997-aug-22Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown visited Charlottetown (PEI) and in doing so, became the first Canadian warship to transit beneath the Confederation Bridge over the Northumberland Strait.
1998-nov-28AircraftAircraft CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal HS-423 CH-124 12416 aboard during the weekend STANAVFORLANT visit to Plymouth
2000-junDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg two month deployment to Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2000, until late Jul.
2001-jan-22DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown departed Halifax NS for an Arabian Gulf deployment, joining a US battle group, policing sanctions against Iraq.
2001-aug-24Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax International Festival of Sea 2001 Present at IFoS Portsmouth.
2002-octDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg provided force protection to other units and interdiction operations in the international war on terror, in Persian Gulf until c Jun 2003
2002-novDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal to Gulf of Oman for Operation Enduring Freedom
2003-apr-30RefitRefit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax to Port Weller for 7 month refit, emerging Nov 2003
2003-julRefitRefit CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg extended maintenance and refit, until Mar 2004
2005-jun-24DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review off Norris anchorage
2005-jul-01Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Present at International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth
2005-sep-06DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto departed Halifax for US Gulf states in support of Hurricane Katrina clean up operations, with CCGS Sir William Alexander, HMCS Athabaskan and HMCS Ville de Quebec.
2005-sep-06DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec departed Halifax for US Gulf states in support of Hurricane Katrina clean up operations, with HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Toronto and CCGS Sir William Alexander.
2006RefitRefit CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown mid life refit
2009-apr CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Combined Task Force 150 Apr09 - Jun09 embarked CH-124B 12416
2009-octAircraftAircraft CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal during visit by Royal Navy Ships Flight from HMS St Albans Merlin, ZH837/503 of 829 NAS was damaged on board.
2010TrialsTrials CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal undertaking trials to introduce the CH-148 Cyclone into CAF shipborne service.
2010-janDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Operation Panlake Part of rapid assist team sent to Haiti in aftermath of Earthquake.
2010-jan-30Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto visit to Toronto, until 1 Feb 2010
2010-jun-09Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 335 HMCS Calgary Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-09Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-09Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-09Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-24DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 335 HMCS Calgary deployment to Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2010, until late Jul.
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review. Was the reviewing vessel, carrying HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for the review.
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-sep-30RefitRefit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax first of class for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Irving Shipbuilders, until Sep 2011
2011-febDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Operation CARIBBE
2011-mar-02HomeportHomeport CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Halifax, departure mediterranean sea for Libyan mission. Embarked CH-124 12424
2011-mar-02DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown departed Halifax, NS for 5 months operations off Libya
2011-junRefitRefit CA FFH 335 HMCS Calgary for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards, until Jun 2012
2011-jul-08Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Port of Valletta on board embarked Sea King 12424
2011-jul-10DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver departed Esquimalt, BC to relieve HMCS Charlottetown in operations off Libya
2011-augRefitRefit CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards, until c Dec 2012.
2011-aug-18Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown relieved from Libyan operations by HMCS Vancouver in a ceremony at Palma de Mallorca, Ballearic Islands.
2011-sep-02HomeportHomeport CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Halifax, arrived
2011-octDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Operation CARIBBE
2011-octAircraftAircraft CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver off the coast of Libya during Operation Mobile with Sea King 412
2011-octRefitRefit CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Irving Shipyards, until Jan 2013
2012-apr-17DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s NOLA Navy Week visited New Orleans to commemorate War of 1812
2012-sep-25Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec visited Cornwall, ON
2012-dec-01DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 334 HMCS Regina Combined Task Force 150 cooperation exercise with Yemeni forces in Southern Red Sea with CTF-150, until 5 Dec.
2013-mayRefitRefit CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards, until c May 2014
2013-decDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto operating in Arabian Sea as part of CTF-150
2014-aug-14DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 334 HMCS Regina operating in Indian Ocean during Operation Artemis, CH-124 embarked.
2014-sep-12Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto SNMG2 visited Constanța as part of NATO SNMG2, for 4 days.
2014-sep-20 CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto SNMG2 visited Varna as part of NATO SNMG2, for 3 days.
2014-decTrialsTrials CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax extensive programme of trials (until May 2015), for new CH-148 Cyclone to be operated on Canadian Forces ships
2015-apr-11DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland, with embarked CH-124
2015-jun-05DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton BALTOPS 15 deployed to Baltic Sea for BALTOPS 2015.
2015-julTrialsTrials CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal post-HCM/FELEX refit sea trials
2015-sep-14AircraftAircraft CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Sea King 421 at Yeovilton, UK
2015-sep-16Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg in London at DSEI 2015 exhibition
2015-octDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2015-octDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2015-oct-03DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2015-oct-03DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2015-oct-03DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2016-feb-11 CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton in the Aegean Sea stopping people-smugglers
2016-apr-20AircraftAircraft CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal with CH-148 148818 ear Nova Scotia
2016-junDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver returned to Canada after 7 month deployment on 15 Dec
2016-jun CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton SNMG2 part of SNMG2
2016-aug-18DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Aug18 departing Hawaii with embarked CH-124 flight, for Asia-Pacific after RIMPAC 16 exercise
2016-sep-12DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Exercise Kakadu 16 Participated in Exercise Kakadu 16 until 24 Sep
2016-oct-09DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2 Participated in Ex JW16-2, with CH-124 12404 embarked
2016-oct-31AircraftAircraft CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal with CH-148 Cyclone 148821 during Exercise Spartan Warrior off eastern US coast
2016-novDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver scheduled to attend the RNZN 75th Anniversary Fleet Review, with CH-124 412 embarked, but diverted to assist in NZ Earthquake relief off Kaikoura, South Island.
2016-nov-14DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Kaikoura Earthquake relief operations diverted from Auckland to assist in earthquake relief off Kaikoura
2016-nov-20Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver visited Wellington, en route Auckland
2017-mar-24DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas
2017-sep-16DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Operating off South Caicos, assisting British Royal Marines with preparations for Hurricane Maria. CH-124 12426 embarked.
2017-sep-24DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Arrived off Dominica on 24 Sep to continue Hurricane support operations in Caribbean. Returned to Halifax, NS on 5 Oct.
2017-oct-06Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Visited San Francisco for Fleet Week 2017.
2018-jun-08Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 334 HMCS Regina Portland Fleet Week visited Portland for Fleet week.
2018-jul-18AircraftAircraft CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec SNMG2 with 148823 marks first CH-148 Cyclone deployment to the Mediterranean for a SNMG2 tour
2018-octDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec Oct 2018 while assigned to NATO SNMG2, participated in Ex Trident Juncture 18, around Norway.
2018-oct-03Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Passed under the Golden Gate Bridge to participate in SF Fleet Week 2018 Parade of Ships.
2018-nov-15Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax visited London for almost a week, departed 21 Nov.
2019-jan-19DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Departed CFB Halifax for 6 month deployment on Operation Reassurance for North Sea and Baltic margins of central and eastern Europe
2019-feb-01DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto SNMG2 1 Feb 2019, NATO SNMG2 member and participated in air defence exercise with Turkish Navy in Eastern Mediterranean
2019-feb-26DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Dynamic Manta 2019
2019-mar-02Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 334 HMCS Regina Visited Guam during Operation Projection, with CH-148 148824 embarked.
2019-may-05DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s In Glasgow for Exercise Formidable Shield
2019-sepDeploymentDeployment CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax SNMG2 Assigned to NATO SNMG2. Embarked CH-148 Cyclone is c/s Kingfisher. 148823
2019-sep-07Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s To Antwerp for 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Scheldt.
2019-oct-29Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Visited Toronto during Great Lakes Tour.
2020-feb-21DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Dynamic Manta 2020
2020-feb-27DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Dynamic Manta 2020 Ionian Sea
2020-apr-29AircraftAircraft CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton attached CH-148 Cyclone 148822 crashed into the Ionian Sea near Greece. 6 fatalities
2020-jun-02Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Visited HMNB Portsmouth for 2 days, departed 4 Jun.
2020-aug-04DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec departed Halifax for 3 week Arctic deployment
2020-oct-04DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-oct-04DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-oct-04DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-dec-04Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 333 HMCS Toronto weekend visit to HMNB Devonport.
2021-jan-08Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax visit embarked CH148 148805 dep 13 January
2021-jan-16Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Visiting Lisbon, departed 19 Jan.
2021-mar-05Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax weekend visit to Gdynia, with other elements of NATO SNMG1
2021-apr-12Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Visit
2021-sep-19 CA FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton passed Greenock, Scotland on an outbound journey to participate in the naval exercises Dynamic Mariner 2021 and Joint Warrior 21-1. CH-148 148826 on board
2022-may-06Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax visited Swinoujscie while Flagship of NATO SNMG1.
2022-junAircraftAircraft CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal of CH-148 148811 landing during Op Reassurance
2022-jun-13 CA FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2022 participated in DYMO 2022.
2023-feb-02Port VisitPort Visit CA FFH 336 HMCS Montreal visited Lisbon at Sta Apolonia.
2024-jan-31DeploymentDeployment CA FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 departed Halifax to take part in NATO Ex Steadfast Defender, until 13 Mar. One RCAF CH-148 Cyclone embarked.









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